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' W. H. WILDER.

OIL STOVE RANGE.

No. 407,882. Patented July 30, 1889.

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Patented July 30, 1889.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. W..H. WILDER.

OIL STOVE RANGE.

No. 407,882. Patented July 30, 1889.

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WVILLIAIWI II. XVILDER, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

OIL-STOVE RANGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,882, dated July 30, 1889. Application filed February 8, 1889- Serial No. 299,144. (No model.)

10 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WILDER, a citizen of the United States of America, r'esiding at Gardner, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil- Stove Ranges, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists in an oil-stove range. Such an apparatus composed of an elongated frame with open-work top and a series of lamp or oil stoves beneath the same answers all the purposes of the well-known gasolinestove as regards convenience in holding and cooking a number of articles at once, being therefore equally well adapted for family use, besides having the advantage of being cheaper and capable of more extensive use by reason of the fact that each oil-stove may be removed and used separately as occasion demands. A point of noveltyin this apparatus consists in making the frame of sections, some of which are interchangeable and reversible, this sectional character of the frame enabling it to be lengthened or shortened to receive more or less stoves, and by this also the range ing it possible, also, to replace broken parts easily and at small cost without necessitating an entire new frame.

Further invention lies in the manner of connecting the oil-stove-supporting shelf to the legs by which said legs are braced, and in details of construction hereinafter particularly described.

In the drawings,'Figure 1 is a perspective View of the range adapted to hold three oilstoves. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the connection between the leg-sections and also between these sections and the shelf. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the connection between the sections of the top. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the connection between the top and leg. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section through the range as completed, ready for use, partsthereof being in side elevation.

The frame consists of a top A, the legs B B, and the oil-stove supporting-shelf C. The

top A is cast with open-work, and in the present instance three larger openings 1 2 3 are provided therein, over which the articles to be cooked are placed and directly beneath which the stoves are located. The supporting-shelf G is positioned at a proper distance below the-top, so that the chimneys of the ordinary oil-stoves will. extend up close beneath the top in order that the heat will be properly conveyed to the articles. The space above the shelf 0 and between it and the top is entirely free for the reception of the stoves.

.In the shelf 0 openings 1 2 3 are formed directly beneath the openings 1 2 3 of the top. Over these openings theoil-stoves are placed with their supporting-feet resting about the edge of the openings. The bodies of the stove are thus slightly raised above the shelf, providing passages for the circulation of air necessary for combustion through the openings and beneath the edges of the stovebodies. This is shown in Fig. 5, and by thus arranging the stoves the tanks X are kept from becoming overheated, the circulation of air shown by the arrows being beneath their bottoms and around their sides.

Both the top A and the shelf 0 are made up of detachable sections, three being shown; but of course more or less may be employed. The end sections a a of the top and c c of the shelf are of the same pattern; but the design is reversed, so that these sections are interchaugeablethat is, a with a and c with 0 Each section is provided at its inner edge 5 with projections G 7, the projections on one side being slightly depressed below the upper surface of the top, while that upon the other side is flush therewith. The central section 0 is provided with corresponding flush and depressed projections 6 7 and these are positioned so that the depressed projection of each section where it joins the next is provided either upon one side or the other with a positive bearing from beneath, and. the parts are firmly held together. By putting in more sections, as a c, the capacity of the range is increased. The openings 1 2 Sand 1 2 3 above referred to are formed one each in each of the sections, and therefore in the present case the addition of a section makes all necessary provision for the reception of another stove. Of course a greater number of openings may be provided in each section, if desired. The legs B B are also formed of sections having the same design in open-work, whereby they are interchangeable. They are made of cast-iron and have channel side bars I) b. As shown in Fig. 2, the connection between these .sections is substantially like that heretofore described. The upper section has a depressed projection formed by the web portion 10 and the cylindrical part 11, and these are adapted to fit the projection on the lower section made up of the channel-bar projection 12 andweb 13. When in place,the edges 14 15 meet, and the connection is completed by a screw 16 and nut 17. The connection on the other side is just the same, with the exception that the projection is on the lower section, while the socket or channel is on the upper section. The ends of the main part of the sectionsthat is, the open-work portions between the channel-bars-is shaped so that when brought together and held by the screws an opening is left between the points my, said opening having laterally-extending slots :10 y. The shelf 0 is supported by the legs, and for this purpose the end sections thereof have projecting flanges or lugs adapted to pass through the openings above described and rest upon the upper edges of the lower sections. These flanges D curve downwardly over the edges of the sections, and in addition to furnishing a support for the shelf they serve through said shelf to bind the legs firmly together.

The flanges D have lateral extensions d, which are adapted in size and shape to fit the slots w y and to project-over the edges of the sections, in order also to exert a binding action upon the legs, and by reason of this snug fit the plate is held against upward displacement. When three or more sections are used in the range, as shoWn,I prefer to employ additional means in supporting the shelf, consisting of tubes 20, through which pass sus pendingand supporting rods 21, the latter extending from the top to the shelf, being held at each end by a suitable nut. Supplemental supporting-legs 6 may also be used. All the sections are approximately of the same size, and in packing the range for transportation the sections may be placed in small compass by putting them side by side. The

legs are secured to the top by screws, and any means of a suitable nut.

suitable casters may be used. The connection between the legs and the top grate consists of the flange or projection 2 on the leg, having a notch .2, through which passes a screw to, acting to draw the parts together by As an additional means of connection between the leg and the supporting-shelf, a notched flange t, similar to that just described, may be formed on each side of said shelf to receive the screws 16.

By reason of forming the top of open-work from end to end and making the space between the top and shelf entirely free all the way across for the reception of stoves, the range may be used with stoves having any number of burners, the heat being allowed to pass through the open-work top at any point,

and stoves of various widths may be used and the positions changed to suit the position of the article to be heated.

Fig. 5 illustrates the range as made up of different-sized stoves.

I claim as my invention 1. The frame for supporting oil-stoves to make an oil-stove range, consisting of a top, the legs, and the shelf 0, the said top and shelf being made up of detachable sections, whereby the length of the frame may be varied, substantially as described.

2. In combination, the sectional top, the sectional shelf, the legs, and the suspending-rods extending between the top and shelf, substantially as described. I

3. In combination, the sectional top, the sec tional shelf, the suspending-rods, and the supplemental legs secured to the sections of the shelf, substantially as described.

4c. In combination, the top, the shelf, and

the legs 13 B, formed in sections, the said shelf having projections adapted to fit between said sections, substantially as described.

5. In an oil-stove, the top, the supportingshelf, and the legs, the said top and shelf both being made of detachable sections, the end sections of each part being made interchangeable, substantially as described.

6. In combination,the horizontal top grate, the horizontal supporting-shelf, the legs and the connection between the legs, and one of the horizontal parts, consisting of the notched flanges and the screws, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERWIN O. CONANT, H. D. BURNHAM. 

